The Ferrari F50 GT was a derivative of Ferrari F50

Ferrari F50

The Ferrari F50 is a mid-engined range-topping sports car made by Ferrari. The F50 was introduced in 1995 to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. The car is a two door, two seat convertible with a removable hardtop...

, intended for use in the BPR Global GT Series

BPR Global GT Series

The BPR Global GT Series was a grand tourer-based sports car racing series which ran from 1994 to 1996 before becoming the FIA GT Championship in 1997...

. However, Ferrari decided not to put the F50 GT into production, and only three cars were sold to the public; the prototype and two assembled specially for prominent customers. The entrance of homologation

Homologation

Homologation is a technical term, derived from the Greek homologeo for "to agree", which is generally used in English to signify the granting of approval by an official authority...

-specials such as the Porsche 911 GT1

Porsche 911 GT1

The Porsche 911 GT1 was a car designed for competition in the GT1 class of sportscar racing, which also required a street legal version for homologation purposes...

 in the BPR series led to Ferrari not going forward with the project.The car was co-developed with Dallara

Dallara

Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

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Performance

• Power: 750 bhp @ 10500 rpm
• Torque: 383 lbft @ 8000 rpm
• Power-to-weight ratio
  Power-to-weight ratio
  Power-to-weight ratio is a calculation commonly applied to engines and mobile power sources to enable the comparison of one unit or design to another. Power-to-weight ratio is a measurement of actual performance of any engine or power sources...
  
  : 0.825 hp/kg
• 0 to 60 mi/h: 2.9 s
• 0 to 100 mi/h: 6.7 s
• ¼ Mile: 10.2 s @ 129 mi/h
• Top speed: 235 mph (378 km/h)